Hair curler



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` HAIR CURLER Filed May 25. 1937 2 sheets-sheet 2 ATTORNEYS PatentedOct. l1, 1938 UNITED s'rNrEsl HAIR CURLE Aniceto 1t.- Visitacion, NewYork, N. Y. Application May 25,' 1932, Serial No. 144,587

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This invention relates to improvements in hair dressing appliances andhas particular reference to a curler.

An object ofthe invention is'to provide an efficient hair curlingimplement to which the ends of hair strands are secured upon a tubularmandrel, thereafter coiled by winding -thereon as closely as possible tothe scalp, the coil thus formed being released by drawing the mandrel lclengthwise, and becoming engaged between the spring prongs of a; clampor bobbie pin carried bythe mandrel in open position.

A further object is in the provision of an easily operated curlingimplement, that may be subjected to heat without -damage, is readilycleansed, capable.' of long continued service, and is of such simplicityas to be inexpensive to construct.

n Another `object is to make the hair curler wholly o and entirely ofone single piece of material, having no additional attached or detachedparts whatever, save the customary curl clamp or bobbie pin. A

These valuable objects are accomplished by the 5 novel construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which include preferred embodiments of theinventive idea.

4 In the drawings: "0 Figure 1 is a sideelevational view of one embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a Atop plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view ofthe same.

Figure 4 is aperspective view indicating its application.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the curl produced and its holdingmeans. Figure, is a longitudinal sectional view of another modificationin construction. 41) Figure 'l is a transverse sectional view taken online 1-1 of Figure 6.

Figure`8 is a side elevational view of still another embodiment ofthedevice.

Figure 9 is a front end view thereof looking 45 from the bifurcated end.

4'Figure 10 isL a .slrriilarfview looking from the opposite or rear end.

Figure 11 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line II-II of Figure8.

50 Figure 12 is a side view showing the reverseside of the implementfrom that illustrated in 55 ted side, and F Figure 14 is an end viewthereof.

'I'he main feature of the invention, as will be seen by inspection ofthe drawings, is its extreme simplicity, the device consisting of ahollow cylindrical body Il', preferably partially closed at one 6 endI6, as shown in Figures l to 6.

Longitudinal slots il formed in opposed portions of the body divides thesame throughout the greater portion of its length into two sec tions Iland 22, relatively long and short. l0

The longer portion I8 has vits end i9 downtumed and containing a centraldepression 20, while a narrow recess 2| leads from the depressiontowards the opposite end, the bottom of the recess being inclinedupwardly as indicated. 16

The opposite body portion 22 is far shorter in length; its forward end23 compressed laterally and tapered to a rounded point.

The coils 25 of a spring wire are tted in the body IB, at its closedrear end, the wire continuing along the inner side of the body sectionI8, as at 2|, then bent angularly, as at 21, to contact the section 22and finally entered into the contracted end 22, as at 28, by which theend of the wire is firmly anchored.

The clamp or bobble pin used in connection with the mandrel, usuallyconsists of a plain straight arm Y and a corrugated loop X.

The arm Y of the pin is entered under the open end of the longer sectionI8, while the shorter arm Z is guided in the recess 2i, raising .its endfrom the surface of the mandrel and tensioning the lower arm in a mannerwell understood. m

In the modification shown in Figures 6 and '1, 35 the body of themandrel is shaped to produce a series of longitudinal hollow ribs 30,and at a point near the front is a depressed node 3| to act as a stopfor the pin arxnY, limiting its entrance into the curler mandrel. 40

A flat spring wire I2 has its end 33 anchored in the front end 2l of theshorter section and at its rear fashioned into an angular spring loop34, the sides of which are closely fitted to the inner, hollow surfacesof the ribs 30, adjacent the partially closed end I8 of the mandrel bodyso as to' be retained in operative position.

In operation, the ends of the lock of hairto be curled are entered mwmeI slot n n' and 50 clamped by the spring 21 or 22 frictionally tight;

. thereafter the mandrel is turned by the fingers until as close -to thescalp as possible, the bobble pin inserted, its arm Z being raised,whereupon the coil is drawn over the 'front end f the man-v` 55 rassuredrel and engaged between the arms of the pin, completing the curling.

In the embodiments of the device shown in Figures 8 to 12, the mandrel35 comprises a metallic tube formed from a single sheet of suitablematerial and having arms 36 andv31 respectively long and short, thesearms being partially separated by opposedslots 38 extending from thefront end approximately three quarters of the length of the tube.

The shorter arm 31 is reduced in width as it approaches the smoothlyrounded point 39 t0 permit easy entrance of a lock of hair.

The rear portion of the tube may be reinforced by ribs 40, one of which,4I, directly opposite the shorter arm, is extended towards the front,its forward end terminating at an inturned lug 42.

The longer arm 36 is formed to project inwardly, forming cheeks 43having between them a depression or saddle 44 from which a narrow recess45 extends rearwardly, its bottom being outwardly inclined, as best seenin Figure 1l.

A bobbie pin X, or like hair clamping means, is-

mounted in position as in Figure 4, its entrance being limited by reasonof the extremity of its arm Y contacting the lug 42, while the outer armZ is guided laterally by the recess 45, the saddle 44 acting to spreadthe arms of. the pin.

The shorter arm 31 is sheared or otherwise cut to produce an integralspring 46 curved, as at 41, towards the opposite side of the tube, whereits inner end portion 48 normally contacts the inner surface of the arm36. A stifi'ening rib 49 may be used to reinforce the spring ifrequired.

In the modiication shown in Figures 13 and 14 the arms are substantiallyof equal length and either of them may receive the bobbie pin as shownin full and dotted lines in Figure 13.

In operation, a lock of hair is engaged at its outer end by beingentered into the slot 38, from either side, and pressed towards the rearof the tube suiciently to become held by the spring 46, the bobbie pinhaving previously been attached in the manner shown.

When the tube is rotated by hand the hair will be wound upon it asclosely to the scalp as possible, the tube drawn outwardly, causing thecurl thus formed to become engaged by the bobbie pin, and there retainedfor such length of time as may be desired.

Although the improvements have been described with considerable detailand with respect to certain particular forms of the invention, it is notdesired to be limited to such details since many changes andmodifications may well be made without departing from the spirit orscope of the invention in its broadest aspect.

What is claimed is:

1. A hair curling appliance comprising a hollow cylindrical mandrelcomposed of two members of unequal length partially separated bylongitudinal slots adapted to receive the ends of a lock of hair, meansat the outer end of the lower member forming a mounting for a'hair pin,and

a spring having one end positioned in the shorter member and its other,end located within the mandrel, said spring passing obliquely throughthe center of the mandrel from one of the members thereof to the other.

2. A hair curling appliance comprising a hollow cylindrical mandrelcomposed of two members of unequal length partially separated bylongitudinal slots adapted to receive the ends of a lock of hair, meansat one end of the lower member to engage a hair pin, means limiting theentrance of the pin, a spring recessed in the front end of the shortermember and extending diagonally upward and rearward to the longermember, and means to secure the rear end of said spring in the mandrelat its rear portion.

3. A hair curling appliance comprising a hollow cylindrical mandrelcomposed of two members of unequal length partially separated bylongitudinal slots adapted to receive the ends of a lock of hair enteredfrom its open end, a plurality of ribs arranged at spaced intervals onsaid mandrel extending longitudinally thereof, said shorter memberhaving a contracted socket at its forward extremity, a spring engaged insaid socket and extending diagonally rearward to the longer member inintersecting relation to the plane of said slots, and a loop on the rearportion of said spring to engage the inner surfaces of said ribs.

4. A hair curling appliance comprising a unitary tubular mandrel slottedlongitudinally to present two spaced members relatively long and short,means associated with said members to resiliently clamp a lock of hairentered therebetween, and a tapered recess formed in the longer memberof said mandrel to temporarily retain a hair pin in position to receivethe curl produced by winding the hair upon the mandrel.

5. A hair curling appliance comprising a tubular body slottedlongitudinally for a major portion of its length, a depression formed inthe one end of the body, a recess formed in said depression and leadingtherefrom in the outer surface of the body to receive an arm of a bobbiepin, and a spring arm extending from one side of said body to the otherin intersecting relation to the :plane of the slot in said body.

6. A hair curling appliance comprising a tubuu lar body bifurcated toreceive a lock of hair between its side portions, means formed in theendof one side portion to receive and retain a bobbie pin, and a springintegrally inbent from the opposite side to extend diagonally to contactthe first named side at a point remote from the pin holding means. v

'7. A hair curling appliance comprising a tubular body formed Whollyfrom a single blank of sheet metal to produce opposed slots open at oneend and closed at the other and to further pro-

